{"id":9893,"date":"2024-05-25T08:09:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T08:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9893"},"modified":"2024-05-25T11:26:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T11:26:23","slug":"angola-aims-to-vaccinate-over-5-million-children-to-ensure-a-polio-free-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9893","title":{"rendered":"Angola aims to vaccinate over 5 million children to ensure a polio-free nation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI\u2019m delighted because my children are protected against polio\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Lucie Lusungu.<\/p>\n

During chaos, sometimes you can only find relief away from home. Memories are left behind because being safe is now worth more than anything. The experience of migration is a determining factor in health and well-being. Lucie Lusungu and her family are part of the 82.4 million people around the world who, according to the UN Refugee Agency, are displaced from their country, which makes them vulnerable to health, social and mental problems.<\/p>\n

Located in the province of Lunda Norte in Angola, about 100 kilometres from the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the L\u00f3vua Refugee Settlement represents a haven for Lucie Lusungu and thousands of families, offering shelter and basic essential services such as access to primary health care through the Settlement Clinic, which serves the community in the areas of nutrition, paediatrics, reproductive health, prevention of HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis.<\/p>\n

After Angola reported poliovirus imported from neighbouring countries, the fight against polio gained momentum in the L\u00f3vua refugee settlement. With more than 1,700 vulnerable children living in the settlement, the polio vaccination campaign, implemented by the Angolan Ministry of Health with technical and financial support from the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other partners, brings peace of mind to Lucie and the other families. They can now have confidence in a healthy future for their children, knowing they will not be crippled by poliovirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis vaccination campaign is welcome here in the camp, as the settlement\u2019s clinic is close to the borders, where there is entry and exit.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Maria da Gra\u00e7a, Director of the L\u00f3vua Settlement Clinic, IEIA\/ACNUR.<\/p>\n

Families had the opportunity to receive their vaccinations at the settlement\u2019s clinic, and vaccination teams went door-to-door to ensure that no child was left behind. The health technicians, mobilisers, registrars, vaccinators, and all the living forces involved contributed to the success of this initiative, demonstrating the Angolan Ministry of Health\u2019s commitment to promoting child health and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel grateful to be able to contribute to protecting children. Since we started the awareness-raising and mobilisation campaign, the residents have had open arms, and some have even followed us to ensure that all children are vaccinated.\u201d \u2014 Francisco Cavula, campaign mobiliser at<\/em>\u00a0the refugee settlement.<\/p>\n

As a result of the commendable work of the Ministry of Health and partners in strengthening immunisation, Angola has remained free of wild poliovirus since July 2011 and officially declared the interruption of polio transmission in November 2015. Unfortunately, this year, Angola reported other variants of poliovirus from environmental samples and susceptible children. As a response, a national polio vaccination campaign was carried out from May 17 to 19, 2024, to reach more than 5.5 million children under five. This initiative seeks to protect children against the threat of polio, a debilitating disease that can cause permanent paralysis.<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of World Health Organization (WHO) \u2013 Angola.<\/p>

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